For Bingo. I tried to batik a design inspired by the biohazard symbol. Once again, I’m getting the fickleness of fabric, but I think it turned out okay. The orange is awesome. I’d give myself a 9/10 for color, but maybe a 5 or a 6 for the design. My son says it’s at least a 7, and I think he’s awesome for that!

It depends on how deep you want the color, which color and how heavy the fabric is.

Dharmatrading.com sells the dye in 2 oz, 8 oz and then on up from there. It takes approximately 1/2 oz per pound of fabric, and the average gi weighs between 3 and 4 lbs. So, for many of the colors, 2 oz is plenty to dye a gi.

There are some colors, like some reds and blues, that require double the amount of dye. So, you’d need about 4oz for a gi. And finally, there are a few colors, like black, that require 4x the amount of dye… so 8oz.

Nothing difficult. I just use good dye that’s made for natural fibers. If you go with a Rit dye or something like that, you’re going to have trouble. Using a good, fiber reactive dye will only dye the cotton. Any cotton patches will dye, but most of them are made from polyester, as is most thread. So, you’ll end up with a finished looking gi.

Excellent! My teenager just expressed the desire for an orange gi, so I consulted Doc Google and here this was! It has to be BRIGHT orange, not dark: “I want to stun my opponents, before I defeat them.”